tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post2625865767362847482..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: The Artist: Silence is GoldenBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-54118615791327515202012-04-19T12:43:00.594-07:002012-04-19T12:43:00.594-07:00Mr. Craig, was there SERIOUSLY something wrong wit...Mr. Craig, was there SERIOUSLY something wrong with the sound when you went to see The Artist? What irony! Actually the score and use of sound in that film were extremely clever. I'll have another shout-out to Singin' in the Rain in the very near future.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-87115351248957832972012-04-17T20:50:27.257-07:002012-04-17T20:50:27.257-07:00Oh, I could listen to you sing that tune all day, ...Oh, I could listen to you sing that tune all day, Ms. Gray. I too always loved Gene Kelly. I appreciated Astaire - I loved Kelly. From the early stuff like On the Town - through my fave Singing in the Rain - An American in Paris - all the way to - yes I'm going to say it - Xanadu. Kelly was always incredibly entertaining. <br /><br />I went to see The Artist, but something was wrong with the theater's sound so I left.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-24057258071443215082011-12-30T23:31:20.312-08:002011-12-30T23:31:20.312-08:00I grew up loving Gene Kelly. What a fascinating co...I grew up loving Gene Kelly. What a fascinating contrast to Fred Astaire -- whereas Astaire was dapper, elegant, urbane, Kelly was much more a regular guy, even a roughneck at times. And he could be very funny. "On the Town" is one of my all-time favorites. Aside from Kelly it presents the adorable Vera Ellen, and the unbeatable pairing of the young Frank Sinatra with always-spunky Betty Garrett (as a man-hungry taxi driver named Hildy). But Kelly could be arty and ambitious too, as in the brilliant but over-the-top finale to "An American in Paris."Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-20341476860964775222011-12-30T18:19:58.771-08:002011-12-30T18:19:58.771-08:00Great post as usual, Beverly. I've become curi...Great post as usual, Beverly. I've become curious about Gene Kelly. I saw a portion of a special on him on TCM and I may venture and buy some of his movies. I've seen SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, but nothing else.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-1380363585842138672011-12-23T20:05:30.862-08:002011-12-23T20:05:30.862-08:00What I'm wondering, Keith, is whether Hollywoo...What I'm wondering, Keith, is whether Hollywood will anoint this foreign (but still VERY homegrown) film with top Oscar honors. After all, it is a love letter to Hollywood -- and in a way it's a tribute to all the Europeans and other foreigners who helped make the American film industry what it is.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-28941311011582086952011-12-23T15:15:05.994-08:002011-12-23T15:15:05.994-08:00As I saw for myself when this film was presented a...As I saw for myself when this film was presented at the Canne Film Festival, it had a lot of local support. You could feel that. It was as if, they knew it would have "legs".Captain Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116893604806328660noreply@blogger.com